My first attempt at pictures... Got my fingers crossed.
Just finished these two. All possible upgrades. Started out with a couple of 500 Jigmasters as doner reels and proceeded to get carried away. Side plates from Tom, Tib frame, spool from Randy, stainless gears and bridge from Alan, 5+1 stack from Bryan, stainless yoke and jack.
It's beginning to look like Christmas.
Fantastic!
Yes, Santa came early. ;D
Those came out very nice, the silver goes well there. Are those penn spools or tiburon?
Quote from: Swami805 on January 12, 2019, 02:15:55 AM
Those came out very nice, the silver goes well there. Are those penn spools or tiburon?
Those are Penn spools that I picked up from Randy.
Outstanding.
-g
Beautiful reels
The silver jigmaster 500 spool is very tough to find. I believe Penn only offered them for a very short time before switching to red aluminum spool
Ted
Looks killer! What's the point of a donor reel when there's nothing left of it? Kinda like I've had this axe for 20 years and have replaced the head twice and the handle 3 times but it's the same axe!
Quote from: MarkT on January 12, 2019, 02:54:58 AM
Looks killer! What's the point of a donor reel when there's nothing left of it? Kinda like I've had this axe for 20 years and have replaced the head twice and the handle 3 times but it's the same axe!
Exactly!
I know, huh. A couple a mine have only the handle nut and the eccentric left form the original reel.
Nice reels!...enjoy them.
Quote from: MarkT on January 12, 2019, 02:54:58 AM
Looks killer! What's the point of a donor reel when there's nothing left of it? Kinda like I've had this axe for 20 years and have replaced the head twice and the handle 3 times but it's the same axe!
:D ...it is still a Penn Reel :).
Sal
Nice job!!!
Nice work and nice combination.
Joe
Quote from: Maxed Out on January 12, 2019, 02:42:36 AM
Beautiful reels
The silver jigmaster 500 spool is very tough to find. I believe Penn only offered them for a very short time before switching to red aluminum spool
Ted
Randy may have a few more. But I'm tapped out for now.
Quote from: Alto Mare on January 12, 2019, 11:46:17 AM
Nice reels!...enjoy them.
Thanks...
Quote from: MarkT on January 12, 2019, 02:54:58 AM
Looks killer! What's the point of a donor reel when there's nothing left of it? Kinda like I've had this axe for 20 years and have replaced the head twice and the handle 3 times but it's the same axe!
:D ...it is still a Penn Reel :).
Sal
And the good news is....I still have a couple of Jig Master donor reels! ;D
Great builds brother....Bill
Those both turned out really nice! I'm digging on the red....
Really nice looking work. Now you need to break them in real good with some big fish.
Quote from: Newell Nut on January 12, 2019, 09:52:14 PM
Really nice looking work. Now you need to break them in real good with some big fish.
;D
Very Nice Rabbit. ;)